(senior) Financial Project Controller

hackajob is collaborating with BAE Critical Skills to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. \n Job Title: Senior Project Controller \n We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role \n Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. n As a Senior Project Controller, you will operate planning, monitoring, and control processes across medium to large-scale projects, ensuring delivery against cost, schedule, and performance objectives. You will apply specialist knowledge in one or more project control disciplines, adapting tools and practices to suit varying project requirements. You will also support the development and continuous improvement of project control approaches, while providing guidance and instruction to others. The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to support effective project governance and delivery outcomes. \Devises an appropriate project control system for specific projects/ portfolios and agrees this plan with the PMs/ work content owners \n Defines scope and provides cost estimates at the bid stage for projects that require project control support \n Coordinates with the PM to define the project requirements, schedule objectives and to develop the schedule \n Holds reviews with PMs/ work content owners to understand project progress and performance or risk \n Uses outputs from these reviews to update Project Control tools (for example, update progress against a baseline on a schedule, update the risk register, update estimates to complete in a cost tracker)\n Undertakes analysis on the project and can interpret and communicate its meaning with the PM. This may include – cost and schedule risk analysis, Earned Value Analysis \n Collates project status data and converts into an agreed format for reporting along with providing data towards the financial summary statement for the project or portfolio \n Ensures that the impact of project changes are captured through maintaining control over the schedule and budget baselines \n \You’ll have broad planning, monitoring and control experience demonstrated within a business or project \n You’ll demonstrate an extensive, expert-level understanding of one or more project control tools, techniques and practices \n You’ll have knowledge of the project control capability landscape, including professional institutions \n You’ll have knowledge and experience of project control governance and assurance processes such as Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs)\n You’ll be able to communicate effectively and influence internal stakeholders, while capturing and sharing best practice to support consistent business outcomes \n \n As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. \n The PMO Team: \n The Project Management Office (PMO) is a multi-site, collaborative team working within the Defence Business Unit. We support Project Managers and their teams to plan, schedule, monitor, report, and deliver projects and programmes on time and within budget, while driving consistency through standardised governance, shared best practices, and common tools.Through strong cross-site collaboration, clear communication, and effective use of digital platforms, the PMO enables transparency, optimises resources, and ensures successful, consistent delivery across all locations. \You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. n We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do. \n #LI-Hybrid